I read the article on MDC's homepage yesterday. My friend had her 5m old in yesterday for a well baby check-up and, her vaccines. They faithfully vaxx according to the schedule. Yes, the baby was a tad overdue for her 4m shots. About a week ago my friend decided to ask the clinic for the vaccine inserts, and they gave her copies. Rototeq was one of the vaccines. Does anyone have any information on whether or not Merck followed through with reformulating the vaccine? What's the latest on Rototeq?
Thanks a million....

PCV1 seems to cause no illness in pigs. PCV2 causes Wasting and failure to thrive,Immune suppression, Respiratory problems, Kidney, brain and reproductive problems and Death in baby piugs. PCV2 was found in Rotateq.

Although PCV gene expression and replication took place in human cells, the infection is non-productive. Alteration of protein localization suggests that protein targeting may be disturbed in human cells

Rotarix actually seems like the lesser of 2 evils as it was found to only contain PCV1

If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." Thomas Jefferson.

Yes, Rotateq covers 5 and Rotarix a couple less, I forget how many. That is why a ped when DS was little wanted me to talk into Rotateq but back then I wanted Rotarix which she didn't want since it covers too little in her flavor (it is 2 doses opposed to 3 with Rotateq). I ended up not vaccinating DS until he is at least 2 years old. I am glad I didn't get that stuff! Interestingly enough, they do not use porcine tissues in the mfr process of the vaccines, yet they are contaminated with porcine viruses... One really wonders.... How clean and sterile their factories are!

Yes, Rotateq covers 5 and Rotarix a couple less, I forget how many. That is why a ped when DS was little wanted me to talk into Rotateq but back then I wanted Rotarix which she didn't want since it covers too little in her flavor (it is 2 doses opposed to 3 with Rotateq). I ended up not vaccinating DS until he is at least 2 years old. I am glad I didn't get that stuff! Interestingly enough, they do not use porcine tissues in the mfr process of the vaccines, yet they are contaminated with porcine viruses... One really wonders.... How clean and sterile their factories are!

There are always hidden things in vaccines from cell culture mediums. The likely source of the porcine virus is from Trypsin whis is an enzymes used in cell culturing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypsin

Trypsin is produced in the pancreas of pigs and is used in the manufacuring process of rotavirus vaccines, the OPV and some others I believe

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Recently, concerns have been raised by Muslim communities in relation to the presence of a product derived from pig (the trypsin) which is used in the production of OPV and other vaccines manufactured in cell cultures.

Wow thanks for the link! Very interesting and disturbing at the same time. Obviously, the purifying process isn't complete when fragments of viral DNA is present in the end-product.
OT, but on Wiki it says they put that stuff into baby food to predigest it. Do they mean formula? It wouldn't be in like Earth's Best apple sauce, right?

Wow thanks for the link! Very interesting and disturbing at the same time. Obviously, the purifying process isn't complete when fragments of viral DNA is present in the end-product.
OT, but on Wiki it says they put that stuff into baby food to predigest it. Do they mean formula? It wouldn't be in like Earth's Best apple sauce, right?

I think it's mostly in formula, and then usually in soy based ones. It would not be in any organic baby food like earths' best

If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." Thomas Jefferson.